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Fragility Assessment of Bovine Cortical Bone Using Scratch Tests
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Bioengineering
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JoVE Journal Bioengineering
Fragility Assessment of Bovine Cortical Bone Using Scratch Tests
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08:36 min

November 30, 2017

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 00:55Cutting, Cleaning, and Embedding the Specimens
  • 03:12Grinding and Polishing Protocols
  • 05:26Micro Scratch Test
  • 06:47Results: Scanning Electron Microscopy Images
  • 07:42Conclusion

Summary

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This study assesses the fracture toughness of bovine cortical bone at the sub-meso levels using microscopic scratch tests. This is an original, objective, rigorous, and reproducible method proposed to probe fracture toughness below the macroscopic scale. Potential applications are studying changes in bone fragility due to diseases like osteoporosis.

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